Interpretive Accuracy of Two MMPI Short Forms with Geriatric Patients.

Newmark, Charles S.; And Others

Journal of Clinical Psychology, v38 n3 p573-76 Jul 1982

Assessed and compared the interpretive accuracy of the standard Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and two MMPI short forms with a sample of geriatric psychiatric inpatients. Psychiatric teams evaluated the accuracy of the interpretation. Standard form interpretations were rated significantly greater than the interpretations obtained from the short forms. (Author)